Verification of Employer Reimbursement/Advancement (pdf)
As an Adult Studies (undergraduate) or Graduate Studies student, the Student Financial Services office is requesting that you inform us if you expect to receive tuition reimbursement / advancement from your employer.

Miscellaneous

Unaccompanied & Homeless Youth

Dependency Override Form

Students not meeting federal criteria for independent status may request a professional judgment adjustment to override the federal criteria. Dependency overrides will only be considered on a case-by-case basis due to “unusual circumstances.”

Circumstances that do merit a dependency override include:

Abandonment by parents;

Abusive Family Environment that threatens the student’s health or safety;

Student unable to locate parents;

Other unusual circumstances.

The phrase “unusual circumstances” means: unusual circumstances that make it inappropriate to expect a parental contribution for the student. The Department of Education has identified four conditions that, individually or in combination with one another, do not qualify as “unusual circumstances.”

Circumstances that do not merit a dependency override include:

1. Parents refusing to contribute to the student’s education;
2. Parents unwillingness to provide information on the FAFSA or for verification;
3. Parents not claiming the student as a dependent for income-tax purposes;
4. Student demonstrating total self-sufficiency.

Note: Dependency override approvals do not carry over from one year to the next. Please complete this form for each year you file a FAFSA.

Special Circumstances Appeal

We recognize that the FAFSA may not always portray a clear picture of your financial situation. Although considerations for specific situations are limited, we may be able to give additional consideration for certain situations as described below.Special Circumstance Appeals are considered after you receive your initial award letter for the current aid year. All files requesting special circumstance consideration are verified. Tax documents and other documents pertaining to the circumstance are required. Submitting a special circumstance request does not guarantee an adjustment will be made to your aid package.Decisions are final and will be communicated directly to the student. If approved, any additional funding awarded is only available for the academic school year for which the special circumstance is approved. Special circumstances must be reviewed annually.

• Increase of standard living expenses
• Purchasing material items such as a car, home appliances, vacations, second homes, etc.
• Reduction of assets. Changes in assets will be reflected on the following year’s FAFSA.
• Credit issues, line of credit changes, previous student loan debt, etc.
• Alimony paid by the student. Alimony is already taken into consideration on the tax return.
• Medical bills paid by health insurance or that will be reimbursed by health care coverage.
• Siblings who are also attending college. Siblings are already taken into account on the FAFSA. Students cannot list their parents in the number in college.

About Evangel

Evangel is an accredited, liberal arts university with more than 100 academic programs on the cutting edge of today's professional fields. Our commitment to the integration of faith, learning and life attracts students from a wide variety of Christian denominational backgrounds who have a strong commitment to academics with a desire to combine their Christian faith with every aspect of their lives.